Cars Conjure A Fate Worse Than Death

It’s common knowledge that you’re more likely to die in a car accident than in a plane crash. But what about on your bike? We don’t mean to scare you with hubbub about on-road ignorance by drivers and society, anti-pedestrian sentiment, and downed cyclists. On the contrary, we want you to ride your bike, and the truth is that it’s one of the safest modes of transport. In fact, a recent study by the National Safety Council shows that the odds of dying from cancer, a stroke, or a motor vehicle accident are far greater than death by bike.

Apart from running the risk of dying in a fatal car crash, drivers and passengers in motor vehicles are causing more self-inflicted harm by sullying the air they breathe and staying sedentary. The odds of dying from heart disease? One in five.